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Facing your

Mental

Dismay

Though new situations invite positive and interesting opportunities, they can also open doors to

stress. When one must adapt, cope or adjust to these new changes, physical and mental health
can be affected. Prabphanit Doowa suggests four tips to help manage and cope with stress.

sTeP 1: DeTermIne whaT sTresses you ouT!
Before coping with stress, it’s important to understand how
you stress. Are you tired? Feeling irritable? Having difficulty
concentrating?

Stress is experienced and managed individually as not everyone
goes through the same situation. The most efficient way of
coping is to know what stresses you out, so you can either remove
yourself from the situation or find a way to combat what you’re
facing. Habits such as smoking, drinking, over or under eating, can
invoke further stress as well. So if you’re able to determine the
source of your mental dismay, you will also learn how to get past
it. This isn’t an overnight process, but a reflective one. Take your
time to get to know yourself and your habits, because only then
will you be able to improve your health.

sTEP 2: wAYs YOu CAN REduCE sTREss

Now that you understand how you stress, you can
find appropriate ways to manage your anxiety.
Remember, it’s not about controlling or suppressing
it, but overcoming it instead. It’s also best to tackle
one behaviour at a time. If you’re sure that a specific
activity causes you to feel uneasy or uncomfortable,
address that issue first before tackling other problems
in your life.

Everyone deals with chaos differently so
consider healthy stress-reducing activities that
tackle one problem at a time. Perhaps try yoga
if you are a tempered stressor, or writing and
listening to music if you’re juggling too many
extroverted activities. Some “me time” might
also do you good. Old habits die hard so don’t
try to take on too much at one go. First solve
the pressing issue in front of you and use these
positive activities to calm you.

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